On Thu, 2010-04-08 at 09:02 +0200, Jozsi Vadkan wrote: > I don't want to put: apt-get update in: > /etc/crontab > > But then how could I "automate" the: apt-get update
APT has such built-in feature, see /etc/cron.daily/apt Which you can configure manually, or... > ? Is there a program for it? [e.g.: update-manager under GUI?] that > randomly runs apt-get update? On Debian-Gnome installation, you can install update-notifier-common which provide the file /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic, which contains the required apt settings: APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1"; APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0"; APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "0"; (Since I don't use it on my laptop, I can't give you much details) On servers, you might want to une apt-listchanges to get notifications, see: http://wiki.aims.ac.za/mediawiki/index.php/Auto_Update_Notification Regards, Franklin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1270898372.3786.948.ca...@solid.paris.klabs.be
